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"Helmed by award-winning baker Christophe Rull, this namesake French patisserie in North City, San Marcos turns out just 18 baguettes a day (arrive early if you want one) along with melt-in-your-mouth croissants, chocolates, and handcrafted macarons; raised by the seaside in Marseilles and seasoned in three Michelin-starred kitchens before posts at the MGM Grand, a Bel-Air luxury hotel, and Park Hyatt Aviara, Rull says he needs to be near the ocean and is happiest here, with a pastry school and chocolate program on the horizon." - Helen I. Hwang